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Page 1: Facilitating Online Learning Communities. 1. Defining Online Communities 2. Elements of Online Environments 3. Facilitator Competence 4. Resources 5

Facilitating OnlineLearning

Communities

Page 2: Facilitating Online Learning Communities. 1. Defining Online Communities 2. Elements of Online Environments 3. Facilitator Competence 4. Resources 5

1.1. Defining Online Communities Defining Online Communities

2.2. Elements of Online EnvironmentsElements of Online Environments

3.3. Facilitator CompetenceFacilitator Competence

4.4. Resources Resources

5.5. Demonstration of Demonstration of

CommunityZeroCommunityZero

6.6. Hands-on use of CommunityZeroHands-on use of CommunityZero

Agenda

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Collaboration Collaboration

CommitmentCommitment

Learning from experience Learning from experience

Shared responsibilitiesShared responsibilities

Building individual Building individual accountabilityaccountability

Defining Online Communities: Benefits

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Online Course Completion

Bonk, C. J. (2002). Online Training in an Online World. Bloomington, IN: CourseShare.com.

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Paraprofessionals Paraprofessionals

Online Learning Alone Together

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Paraprofessionals Paraprofessionals

FacilitatorFacilitator

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FacilitatorFacilitator

Paraprofessionals Paraprofessionals

Facilitated Learning Community

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Elements of Online Environments

Communication toolsCommunication tools

Learning resourcesLearning resources

User (learner) toolsUser (learner) tools

Administrative (facilitator) Administrative (facilitator) toolstools

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Communication tools Communication tools

Learning resources Learning resources

User tools User tools

Administrative tools Administrative tools

Examples include:Examples include:•E-mail*E-mail*•ChatChat•Discussion*Discussion*•Voice/videoVoice/video•NotesNotes•PollsPolls

Communication Tools

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Communication tools Communication tools

Learning resources Learning resources

User tools User tools

Administrative tools Administrative tools

Examples include:Examples include:•Documents*Documents*•AnimationsAnimations•Video/audioVideo/audio•ProgramsPrograms•ImagesImages•PEOPLE*PEOPLE*

Learning Resources

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Communication tools Communication tools

Learning resources Learning resources

User tools User tools

Administrative tools Administrative tools

Examples include:Examples include:•CalendarCalendar•PreferencesPreferences•Technical support*Technical support*•Directory*Directory*

User Tools

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Communication tools Communication tools

Learning resources Learning resources

User tools User tools

Administrative tools Administrative tools

Examples include:Examples include:•Access control*Access control*•Site managementSite management•SettingsSettings•Application sharingApplication sharing•Grade bookGrade book

Administrative Tools

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Forming: Organize and Establish Forming: Organize and Establish GroupsGroups

Dr. Curt Bonk, Indiana Universityhttp://www.indiana.edu/~bobweb/Handout/co_1.html

Four Fs of Learning Groups

Functioning: Manage, Implement, Functioning: Manage, Implement, Support, Motivate and AcceptSupport, Motivate and Accept

Formulating: Understand, Review, Formulating: Understand, Review, and Learn New Strategiesand Learn New Strategies

Fermenting: Disagreement, Fermenting: Disagreement, Controversy, and Alternative Controversy, and Alternative AnswersAnswers

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Facilitator Competency Areas

NurtureNurture• encourage participation & interaction

• provide content expertise

ModerateModerate• participate in chat/discussions

• mediate problems

Tech supportTech support

• provide technical help

• supply additional resources

Manage spaceManage space

• invite participants

• administer environment

• edit discussions

• facilitate conferences

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Provide guidelinesProvide guidelines

Lead community-building Lead community-building activitiesactivities

Provide virtual handholdingProvide virtual handholding

Encourage sharing resourcesEncourage sharing resources

Facilitating Online Learning : Effective Strategies for Moderatorsby George Collison, Bonnie Elbaum, Sarah Haavind, Robert Tinker

Additional Facilitator Activities

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Participants post regularlyParticipants post regularly

Member’s needs are metMember’s needs are met

Evident participant-participant Evident participant-participant collaborationcollaboration

Reasonable venting is Reasonable venting is acceptableacceptable

Participants show concern and Participants show concern and support for the communitysupport for the community

Healthy Community Indicators

Facilitating Online Learning : Effective Strategies for Moderatorsby George Collison, Bonnie Elbaum, Sarah Haavind, Robert Tinker

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Resources

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